A wonderful sunny day at Belton House NT
On Saturday 10 May, 12 Scouts, three Cubs and seven volunteer leaders from Caythorpe headed to Belton House for a day of fun activities and learning all about our local rivers. It was great to see that most of the Scout Groups from Grantham District were represented at the event, with around 150 local Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and volunteers joining in the fun.
Split across three teams, our Cubs and Scouts enjoyed a programme of kick sampling, (mini) raft building, learning in the River Van and completing various water activities. They also learnt how the water quality is regularly tested in our local rivers. Included in the day was a very informative session and trail to learn about the different deer at Belton House (as well as holding a few different antlers, which are incredibly heavy), and, of course, time to let of steam at the infamous Belton House Adventure Playground.
Huge thanks to the Scout Leaders who organised the event on behalf of Grantham District, and of course to the Rivers Academy Team who put in an enormous amount of effort to run the activities for the day. Find out more here https://eastmercia.org/.
